Cushing's syndromenoun [ U ]
uk/ˈkʊʃ.ɪŋz ˌsɪn.drəʊm/us/ˈkʊʃ.ɪŋz ˌsɪn.droʊm/specializeda condition in which there are too many corticosteroids (= a hormone) in the body caused by the adrenal cortex producing too much cortisol (= a hormone)
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Disorders & diseases of the heart & blood
- acquired agammaglobulinemia
- agammaglobulinemia
- agnogenic myeloid metaplasia
- anaemia
- anemic
- angina
- deep vein thrombosis
- Ebstein's anomaly
- economy-class syndrome
- Eisenmenger syndrome
- endocarditis
- eosinophilia
- haemorrhage
- hypothermia
- leukaemia
- patent ductus arteriosus
- pediatric thrombocytopenia
- pericarditis
- peripheral vascular disease
- POEMS syndrome
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